Margaret Boothe Gss #2

Margaret Boothe Gss #2 is an earth dam located in Payne County, Oklahoma, built in 2001. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspectionNot reported
Height30 ft
Built200125 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 30 ft
30 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

30 ft tall and 351 ft long, taller than 68% of U.S. dams with a recorded height. Height is drawn to scale against a two-story house, about 25 ft; the profile is a generic embankment section and the water level is illustrative.

About Margaret Boothe Gss #2

Margaret Boothe Gss #2 is a dam in Payne, Oklahoma. The dam is owned by Blankinship Family (private). It impounds the Stillwater Creek near Stillwater.

The dam stands 30 feet tall and stretches 351 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 5 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 119 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 230 square miles. Completed in 2001, the structure is relatively new.

This dam has a low hazard potential classification, meaning that failure would cause minimal damage, limited primarily to the dam owner's property, with no expected loss of life.

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Location

StateOklahoma
CountyPayne
Nearest CityStillwater
River/StreamStillwater Creek
Coordinates36.10577, -97.29366

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height30 ft
Dam Height30 ft
Dam Length351 ft
Year Completed2001 (25 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage119 acre-ft
Max Storage119 acre-ft
Normal Storage80 acre-ft
Surface Area5 acres
Drainage Area230 sq mi
Max Discharge317 cfs
Spillway TypeControlled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeOther
OwnerBlankinship Family
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDOK30084
Federal IDOK30084
More InfoState Dam Safety Program